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Abortion fight

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Jacob Chansley, who calls himself the QAnon shaman, at the Jan. 6 rally in Washington.
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Jan. 6

QAnon 'Shaman,' Capitol rioter pleads guilty, was told 'wait for Trump's pardon'

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Refund the police

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Zeeshan Aleem

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Republicans unite to defund a specific type of police

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strange bedfellows

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Dr. Fauci breaks down possible timeline for child vaccines

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill on July 27, 2021.

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DeSantis is reportedly misleading public over Covid deaths in Florida

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Prosecutors: Capitol rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults against police

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'This is not a drill': Rep. Pressley urges action from 'pro-choice majority'

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Dozens dead in New York and New Jersey after Ida caused severe flooding and damage

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Kevin McCarthy’s threat and 'the cult of the former, failed president'

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'This is a long road ahead of us': Lack of electricity slows Hurricane Ida recovery

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The people who sounded the alarm bells on Roberts' Supreme Court were right

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'A no-brainer': Right-wing groups push ivermectin as miracle Covid treatment

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Rep. Swalwell: McCarthy wants to 'bury the evidence' of GOP's involvement on Jan. 6

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Rep. Dean: Rep. Cawthorn's violent threats prove 'Trump's machine isn't through'

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'We have the money': Michael Moore says Washington can use military funds to help Americans

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Trumpian takeover

Your next election could be run by a Trump mega-fan

Zeeshan Aleem
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Photo illustration: A red open toolbox with the Republican party symbol holds pieces of Greek pillars, the Contemplation of Justice statue, the Capitol dome, a ballot box and two American flags.

whatever it takes

Democrats follow the rules. The GOP makes up new ones.

Hayes Brown
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blame game

Here's who's really to blame for Biden's terrible week in front of the Supreme Court

Jessica Levinson
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for fear of trump

What Jim Jordan's phone call to Trump on Jan. 6 reveals about the GOP

Hayes Brown
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Image: A health worker holds a bottle of Ivermectin in Cali, Colombia, on July 21, 2020.

jagged little pill

America's ivermectin craze highlights a problem that goes way beyond science

Zeeshan Aleem
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Photo illustration: Rough map of Texas in red over an image of pro-choice demonstrators holding signs on the steps of the Supreme Court building.

so it begins

The cowardly way the Supreme Court just kneecapped Roe v. Wade

Jessica Levinson
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Afghanistan withdrawal

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Zeeshan Aleem
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Image: A healthcare worker places a band-aid on a patient after administering a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on June 17, 2021.

boiling point

The FDA has a leadership problem — and Americans are paying the price

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I served the GOP for 20 years. The demise of democracy doesn't have 'both sides.'

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America's next mass migration could be underway. You can thank air conditioning.

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The last American election? 2020 and the rise of the anti-democrats

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How America's two-party system stands in the way of a true democracy

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The GOP's ride back to reality will speed up with every presidential election they lose

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America's paid family leave situation is a scandal — and frankly insane

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Why Wall Street's big guy has continued to win — big time

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Trump is gone, but the cruel legacy of America's immigration crisis remains

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Can America's least democratic institution continue to protect democracy?

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The future of child care is the future of America. Covid proved it.

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The system has never been more rigged against American workers. Here's the good news.

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Much has changed in America in 25 years. Too much has not.

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Why Trump's rebranded form of populism may have a silver lining — for Democrats

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It's easy to be cynical about cable TV. Here's why I'm still excited to come to work.

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2020 was one of the most disruptive years in history. 2021 is testing us on another level.

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Why gender equality is more than a right

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Peace in the Middle East may have to happen without America

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Here's how to achieve true justice in America (and what that means)

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The memories that haunt me from Kabul in 1998 may soon be a reality, again

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America must learn to fight for its veterans as hard as they do for us

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How to recognize America's greatest sins — and repay its greatest debts

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The dramatic rise of America's nationalized political culture

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